Major League Baseball should be harvesting stellar publicity now, with the playoffs in full swing and the World Series on the horizon. Rather it finds itself facing what could be its greatest public relations nightmare – a lawsuit by New Yankee, Alex Rodriguez against Major League Baseball and Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig. In the lawsuit, ..
The great federal government shutdown has begun. How long it will last remains anyone’s guess. House Republicans want to defund the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and Senate Democrats along with President Obama refuse to consider any resolution that defunds the health care legislation. Both sides are playing to their base voters. Republicans believe that any ..
Paula Deen made a public appearance this weekend at Houston’s Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show the first since revelations that she had you used the ‘n’ word surfaced in a deposition and her botched efforts at crisis communications. She received a strong ovation from the crowd and fought back tears as attendees showed their support. ..
More often than not, in public relations we urge our clients to make a big flashy announcement on important company news, especially IPO announcements. The Facebook IPO comes to mind. That is why the IPO announcement for Twitter was refreshing in the form that it was made and in its understatement. Twitter went with the ..
Americans and the world have an image of the American President. It is one of strength and resolute actions. They believe to paraphrase Harry Truman, the buck stops with the President. Because of this image, President Obama’s request of Congressional approval to take action against Syria was a public relations disaster after he had drawn ..
Working with authors, I find great excitement about doing a social media campaign as part of their overall publicity plan. They all get excited about Facebook and say how many of their friends have Facebook pages. It is when I mention Twitter, that I often get hesitations and concerns. Yet Twitter is one of the ..
The dust has settled after the twerk seen and heard around the world. The tweets have died down. And guess what? Miley Cyrus is not only still standing but on her way to a successful rebranding effort, as she sheds her innocent Hannah Montana image and targets a new generation of fans. It was a ..
The A-Rod saga continues to be the biggest story in baseball. Rodriguez is waging war with Major League Baseball and his own team, the New York Yankees as he appeals his 211 game suspension for his involvement in a doping scandal. At the same time, Rodriguez is playing in top form as the Yankees are ..
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Embattled celebrity chef, Paula Deen won a welcome legal victory Monday when a federal judge dismissed the racial discrimination portion of a lawsuit against her and her brother. The sexual harassment portion remains. Yet it was Pyrrhic victory for Deen, for while she may have won in court she, has lost in the court of ..
